Senate Bill Has $12.5 Billion for Air Traffic Reform: Here’s the Breakdown
The Senate bill, which will now go back to the House for another vote, contains several provisions for air traffic control reform that could lead to political infighting in Congress.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday advanced a budget bill that includes $12.5 billion in funding for air traffic control upgrades, with allocations for radar system replacements, runway safety technologies, and the continued modernization of the FAA’s infrastructure.
The bill now returns to the House for approval of the amended version.
Here is a breakdown of the Senate bill:
Modernizing telecommunications equipment: $4.75 billion Replacing radar systems: $3 billion Implement runway safety technologies, lighting systems, airport surface surveillance technologies: $500 million Enterprise information display systems, a technology that provides air traffic controllers with real-time access to critical data for operations: $300 million Install automated weather observation systems: $80 million Don Young Alaska Aviation Safety Initiative to reduce fatal incidents: $40 million New air route traffic control center: $1.9 billion Air route traffic control center consolidation efforts: $100 million Consolidation efforts of terminal radar approach control fa
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